How to start App with no Window and without Icon in Dock?

[Richard_Summers]

Thanks Jim - I will look into this properly, at a later date

[Michel_Bujardet]

@103962:@jim mckay

The code above just makes the dock icon pop back in. You can hide it via code also, but it makes it tricky trying get the app active again… better to just relaunch when the option is selected.

I am working with this. My app has the plist key to start without icon, and NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular makes icon and menu pop back up fine. But when I set to NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory or NSApplicationActivationPolicyProhibited the app becomes invisible so the user has no way to get back to it.

To avoid that, I will do as you advise and have the user select the “Hide icon and menu” setting for the next app start with no immediate effect.

For the first run, I will show the icon and menu for the Apple reviewer not to freak.

Thank you Jim. Your code is great

[Michel_Bujardet]

I just found a way around. If I display a global floating window by showmodal with “Click OK to continue”, the app does not disappear while menu and dock icon become invisible